Peer review
A delegation of 16 students from Taipei City, alongside a project teacher and administrators, arrived in San Jose last month to present their Science, Technology, Arts, and Math (STEAM) projects to their peers at Silicon Valley Career Technical Education (SVCTE).
“For the past five years, SVCTE has partnered with our sister schools in Taipei City and New Taipei City,” said Kiran Grewal, assistant superintendent of educational services for the Metropolitan Education District, aka MetroED, which runs SVCTE. “This relationship is significant because it aligns with MetroED’s mission to prepare students for success in a global economy.”
Before traveling abroad, each student was required to go through a review process with professors in Taipei. Their projects included building a medical assistant robot, creating new waste disposal solutions, improving environmental sustainability and designing a response-time training system for the elderly.
Neighborhood Notes
CAMBRIAN/ROSE GARDEN>>The nonprofit Vitalant is holding a series of blood drives in San Jose this month. As a special thanks, Vitalant is offering all donors in September a free hemoglobin A1C test, a key indicator of diabetes risk. Within a week of donating, donors can check their A1C level and other wellness results in their confidential, online account. Learn more at vitalant.org/a1ctesting.
Blood drives are set for Monday, Sept. 8 and 22, noon-4:30 p.m., at Cambrian Park Church of the Nazarene; Tuesday, Sept. 23, 1-5:30 p.m., at Bellarmine College Preparatory; and Tuesday, Sept. 30, 1-5:30 p.m., at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.
Donors of all blood types can review eligibility requirements and make an appointment to give blood at vitalant.org or 877-25-VITAL (877-258-4825).
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